Clan Sea Fox Naval Forces
Given their merchant proclivities and large reach across both the Clan Homeworlds and Inner Sphere, the Diamond Sharks historically maintained a large fleet. Often, combat DropShips were mixed with more mundane vessels, a surprise reserve element to protect their interests. [1] By 3067, many larger ships' grav-decks were upgraded with simulators to keep the warriors at the top of their skillset during long voyages.[2]
Following their reversion to Clan Sea Fox in 3100, the clan fully embraced their merchant inclinations. In the iiKhan-era, several Khanates floated amongst the Inner Sphere systems, each functionally independent and responsible for their own territories.[3]
3061-3067
Spectral Diamond Naval Star[2]
- Poseidon (Potemkin-class) - merchant caste flagship[1]
- Titanic (Potemkin-class)
- Tsunami (Potemkin-class)
- Red Tide (Potemkin-class) – lost in 3078 due to Federated Suns malfeasance during Task Force EARTHBOUND above Terra[4][5][6]
- Kraken (Potemkin-class)
- Nagasawa (Sovetskii Soyuz-class)
- Swift Strike (Fredasa-class)
- Star Swimmer (Carrack-class)
- Bloodletter (Carrack-class)
- Devourer (Carrack-class)
- Sharon (Essex-class) – Lost above New Home in 3078 [4]
- Predator (Lola III-class)
- Bloodlust (Aegis-class) – permanently assigned to Lambda Spina Galaxy[1]
- Bold Venture (Volga-class)
- Terror of the Deep (Nightlord-class) aka Terror – military flagship[1]
- Tracy (Essex-class)
- Space Hunter (Lola III-class)
- Speculator (Volga-class)
3079
- Devourer (Carrack-class)
- Tracy (Essex-class)
- Architeuthis (Essex-class) - brought from the Homeworlds following the Clan's Trial of Abjuration[7]
- Terror of the Deep (Nightlord-class)
- Kraken (Potemkin-class)
- Poseidon (Potemkin-class)
- Tsunami (Potemkin-class)
- Nagasawa (Sovetskii Soyuz-class)
- Space Hunter (Lola III-class)
3145
Spina Khanate Naval Assets
- ArcShip Poseidon, Potemkin-class
- Silentshark, Merchant Carrack-class
- Starfox, Merchant Carrack-class
- Swiftswimmer, Merchant Carrack-class
- Abyssal, Potemkin-class
- Tethys, Carrack-class
Skate Khanate Naval Assets
- ArcShip Atlantean
- Thalassa, Merchant Carrack-class
- Pelagic, Merchant Carrack-class
- Oceanus, Merchant Carrack-class
- Talismantia, Sovetskii Soyuz-class
- Voidswimmer, Potemkin-class
Tiburon Khanate Naval Assets
- ArcShip Titanic, Potemkin-class
- Argo, Merchant Carrack-class
- Naglfar, Merchant Carrack-class
- Matahourua, Merchant Carrack-class
- Caleuche, Lola III-class
- Liberator, Volga-class
Fox Khanate Naval Assets
- ArcShip Kraken
- Jormungandr, Merchant Carrack-class
- Cetus, Merchant Carrack-class
- Tiktaalik, Merchant Carrack-class
- Megalodon, Volga-class
- Taniwha, Carrack-class
ilKhanate Naval Assets
- ArcShip Tsunami, Potemkin-class
- Cataract, Merchant Carrack-class
- Torrential, Merchant Carrack-class
- Riptide, Merchant Carrack-class
- Maelstorm, Volga-class
- Coriolis, Carrack-class
Notes
Many Merchant-Carrack ships were removed from the Clan Diamond Shark roster following the Jihad, and new vessels found in the Clan Sea Fox roster after 3145. In the past, Carracks that had been converted to the Merchant Carrack variant were included in some publications but then later excluded from later publications on the grounds that they were not used as offensive weapons:
“ | It is not a WarShip per say, so it is not included in the rolls of offensive weapons. Same with the Clan Merchant Carracks, they were removed because they should never had been included in the first place. But Clan Nova Cat does have some merchant Carracks left, even if they have no proper WarShips.
With regards, Øystein |
” |
— Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Line Developer, 13 Jan 2012 |
“ | The Diamond Shark fleet (what survived from the Jihad) was turned into ArcShips or traded to the Snow Ravens for vessels to turn into ArcShips.
Terror of the Deep --> traded to CSR (Lynn McKenna) |
” |
— Roosterboy, Catalyst Game Labs "Ask The Writer" Forum, 26 Oct 2014 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: Warden Clans, pp. 65
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 59
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 169
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Field Report: Clans, p. 8, "Clan Diamond Shark - Naval Assets"
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 4
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 172-173, "Clan Diamond Shark"